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Founder of Kadamba dynasty, first Kannada kingdom.
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Mayurasharma established the Kadamba dynasty, the first native kingdom in Karnataka. He broke away from the Pallava suzerainty and founded a kingdom that ruled from Banavasi, marking the beginning of Kannada political identity.
Mayurasharma performed the Ashvamedha (horse sacrifice) to assert his imperial status. This Vedic ritual was a declaration of sovereignty and was recorded in the Talagunda inscription.
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